often attributive
: a period during which a war is in progress
rationing during wartime
Examples of wartime in a Sentence
Many goods were rationed during wartime.
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The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law.
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Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The arguments that government attorneys have been advancing before Boasberg are not only geared towards preserving their ability to continue these removals — of as-of-yet unknown individuals based on unseen evidence under a misused wartime authority — but indeed take direct aim at judicial powers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
The case began after Trump signed a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which has been used just three times before in U.S. history to detain or deport nationals of an enemy nation during wartime or an invasion.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has denied violating a federal judge's order temporarily halting deportations under an 18th-century wartime declaration aimed at Venezuelan gang members.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The arguments that government attorneys have been advancing before Boasberg are not only geared towards preserving their ability to continue these removals — of as-of-yet unknown individuals based on unseen evidence under a misused wartime authority — but indeed take direct aim at judicial powers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
The case began after Trump signed a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which has been used just three times before in U.S. history to detain or deport nationals of an enemy nation during wartime or an invasion.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has denied violating a federal judge's order temporarily halting deportations under an 18th-century wartime declaration aimed at Venezuelan gang members.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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wartime
noun
war·time
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌtīm 
: a period when a war is going on
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